Telegram-herald., 1887-12-13
HARPER SENTENCED
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CfxrrxsAIE Dec i1-- khe greatest efot-
xet xafhsred In ths c0rril0rs 0f tue United
states Coart room ssseabsd this 0orniAg.
long 5efors the time Tor the assembly of
the eourt AZ 10. JUICE sage appeared
alone. Judge JACKSON nsgiag been called 10
hold cours in Coxlngton. seven minutes
lsssf t1e InrY nlsa 10. lndss Sage asxed %
q lad asrecd ufol ver1lct an4 thr iofe-
nan sad that L b4d Ihs Judge dlrected
the Clerk o. recei - it. Atthis point blaex-
harn called me Coarts alleatlon % the Ao-
-sncs ol tbe dsisud2nL
Let hlm &c oEsa.ht IN. said the
Judge.
Marsha Urner entered. followed by Har-
per. locking pas aud ooncrrned. behind
him came aia Nile and Mss htt5hsNs, her
slstsr. The Clerk took the sealed enVelope
inclcsiuk the Tsrtct de sEened 10 and read
ths f0llosiug soris.
We ne jury, and tne deieadAns guilty
e. charged Ia the iadielmsnA'
Ihs meant guilty on al tne thirty three
counts ieft Tor ths Jury 10 a. upon
There Nas 10 Oalcry from sither Of The
women.
Blackburn moved an arrest Of iadg
ment. watch ihs Court instantly over
ruled.
District Attorney Barnst moved for an
Do cumaiaflvs.
Judge sage in somewhat lengthy
opinion. stated the result ot bis inve-tizA-
ton on The question OF cumuiatiye sen
seuCss in a case Ike this gave some reliei
20 the suadenness 0l the blow upon hE-
)er's family. RE finally oysrruled the
motion and a.ksd 4 the dssendSnt had any
Thing % say oei1re sentence was pronounc-
ed upCn him
Black burn arose and said that the de-
fsndant wished 20 SPEAK through him, and
% say that be had nothing 10 aid 10 what
hs.i reen said except 20 thank the court tor
its fair and impartial treatment. and 10 ask
the court "a he az mercllul as the circum-
stances aud laU would permit
The Court ordered Harper 20 stand up.
Twas most distressing scene. The strong
man stood erect with tears coming down
hls cheeks, bus with no other sisn OF emo
ton. save his blanehed face. Behind his
c1air w.th bowed bead, sal bis vile IN A
state that bad 10 other manifestation than
tie Er.nsing ot her hands Tears did not
come % her relief Aiss Matthews was far
more demOnsuaeive and IN her own dis
Cess tined 10 comfort her sister.
50 they sat while the court. with I'M
prsssiye sOlemuity. read the usual form Oi
sentence. SAYING that The evidence leit no
DOUBT Of the defendauts guilt. and the
0fiense n erlted tie highest penalty OF the
law. snich the court Nodld now impose
ten years . toe Ohio Penitentiary, and the
Marshal % convsy him there at.once.
There was still no outery. Harper ssi
down. Turning % bis wife, their lips met
her hands were around his neck, and hi.
arms encOm passed her. The silence in the
cOur- room vas awful. Tho jurors wept
The women and men wer@ all overcome
snd y tears.
The silence was broken by Blackburn
making the last request frOm the court
That was, that the order for immediate I'M
Irisonment Be suspended. and gave as q
reason that there was much business 70 os
attended 70 By Harper in which his wife
wss closely Concerned and that /. would bs
exceedingly diricult 10 attend 10 it unles.
Harper could remain here for = lew days
But the court was relentless Judge says
said that there could be opportunity for hi.
wife 70 see him in Columbus. and he re
psared the order 10 the Marshal % convey
him thithsr today. The jury ss. discharged
end Marshal UrusT conducted the defend
snt 10 The MarsasIs Otice.